Confidence intervals for microbial density using serial dilutions with MPN estimates

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 489-505

  Garthright, Wallace E ^a   Blodgett, Robert J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence interval; Dilution method; Most probable number; MPN; Serial dilutions

Indexed keywords

DILUTION; STATISTICAL TESTS;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DILUTION METHOD; LOWER LIMITS; MICROBIAL DENSITY; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NUMBER ESTIMATES; SERIAL DILUTIONS; UPPER LIMITS; WOODWARD;

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 0030521946     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.4710380415     Document Type: Article

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